Dialectica cordiaecola

(Dialectica cordiaecola)

Description

Dialectica cordiaecola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on Cordia caffra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an irregular, semi-transparent blotch-mine. It is reddish-brown with a whitish margin.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Dialectica
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